What is Barometer?

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....